bis

Meaning

Noun

either of two closely-related species of mackerel, the Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias) or the Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)

Adv

again

Intj

encore

Concepts

bow

🙇

screw

curtain call

Synonyms

cargol

Translations

مَلْعَب

Schraube

βίδα

υπόκλιση

arc

🙇

proue

vis

vite

schroef

vijs

parafuso

tornillo

vida

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈbis]

Etymology

Cognate with French: bis

Borrowed from Latin: bis

In summary

From older bis (“dark grey”), of unknown origin, but compare French bis meaning "beige."